Formative Experiences: Summer Service Internships

Developmental summer experiences for your Bonners

• Description

• Planning

• Management

• Capturing the Summer Learning

• Resources

• Reflections

What We’ll Cover

Description

Summer Service Description

• Full-time

• At least seven (7) weeks

• 280 hours (300 hours for AmeriCorps)

• May include financial compensation

• Develop social capital

Summer placements are:

Summer Service Expectations

• Bonner Scholars

• Required to do at least two Summer of Service

• Bonner Leaders

• Summer of Service strongly encouraged (some programs will require; find additional funds)

Summer Service: Types of Placements

First Summer Close to home or school, commuting to familiar site

Second Summer More intensive, perhaps living in a new area

Third Summer Making career connections, potentially going abroad

Summer of Service- Types of Placements

Summer Service: How it Fits in with Student Development

• Continuing service and development beyond school year

• Serving in a full-time capacity • Skill-building

- Personal: Reflection, Goal Setting, Time Management - Leadership: Working with Diverse Groups, Teamwork - Professional: Networking, Resume-Building, Career Connections

Summer Service: Potential for Life Changing

• Local, national, and international experiences • Networking • Career building • Skill-building

Planning

Summer of Service How to Plan for the Summer TimelineJan/Feb Summer Service Packet handed out; Bonners research on site options,

discuss interests in one-on-one meetings

March/Apr • Summer Service Application due

• Bonner Coordinator contacts summer service sites to confirm placement

May • Bonner Scholar Summer Earning Stipends disbursed

June • Summer CLAs due

August • Summer Hour Logs/Site Evaluations due

September • Bonner Scholar Summer Service Earning Stipends disbursed

• Discuss summer service experience in first class or monthly meeting

• Add new service sites and student reflections to the Summer Service Binder

Summer of Service Sample Forms

Site Approval Form - Part I: Summer Service Information Sheet

- Part II: Summer Site Validation Checklist

- Part III: Summer Service Placement Application

Site Evaluation Form Reflection Guide

Summer Transition Procedure

‣ Enter Future Semester Start Dates ‣ Enter Partners, Position Descriptions, and T&raining and Enrichments for the Summer

‣ Schedule a call with Foundation staff

The Bonner Web-Based Reporting System (BWBRS) system enables us to get a sense of community partners in our network, the intensity and variety of Bonner student placements, and the types of training and enrichment activities that enhance students' service and learning goals

You will want to make sure the following steps happen before your students leave for their summer of service internships.

Management

Managing Your Summer PositionsCommunity Learning Agreements

CLAs are written by the student to describe their specific position activities for that particular term

As a coordinator you want to make sure that this completed by each student who has a summer placement

E-Signatures

An electronic method for site supervisors, campus administrators, and Foundation staff to review and approve student hoursAs a coordinator you will need to ensure that all site supervisors are set up to review and approve student hours

Creating Partner Evaluation Forms

Document used to measure the partnership over the summer, great for assessment and setting expectations for next summer’s placement

Capturing Summer Learning

Summer Student Reflections• Reflections

•All-Bonner: bridging summer service experiences with advocacy and awareness in campus and community

•Class-Based: conversations relative to their place in the student development model

•One-on-One: mapping out how to connect their summer service to their traditional service site and relevant training & enrichment opportunities

Resources

Summer of Service Bonner Partner Wiki Page

Summer of Service Idealist.org - Resources

Summer of Service Your School Career Services